Registration: From Politics to Power? Rethinking the politics of development conference
Registration is open for our flagship international conference convened by the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre on ‘From politics to power? Rethinking the politics of development’ which will be held from 9 – 11 September 2019 in...
An Applied Data Justice Framework for Datafication and Development
Richard Heeks, Professor of Development Informatics Data is playing an ever-growing role in international development. But what lens can we use to analyse the impact of data on development? The emerging field of “data justice” offers some valuable ideas but they have...
Understanding migration in the Horn of Africa
GDI’s Oliver Bakewell is a key member of the Research and Evidence Facility on Migration in the Horn of Africa – and features in a new video outlining the project: The project focuses on a range of policy relevant migration issues in the Horn of Africa, including the:...
The Global Development Institute is Hiring
We have big ambitions at the GDI and to make them happen, we need the best research and teaching staff. If you have an outstanding track record and a commitment to social justice, then please come and join us. Click on the job titles for more information: Lecturer in...
Can international trade agreements drive progress on labour standards?
Shamel Azmeh, Lecturer in International Development With the EU raising the issue of labour standards with Korea under their free trade agreement and debates around labour provisions in the new NAFTA agreement intensify, Shamel Azmeh discusses the potential and the...
Visa rejection for African experts hits GDI conference
Today, we’re welcoming researchers and activists to Manchester for a conference on the challenges and opportunities of scaling up participation in urban settings. But of the ten keynote speakers we invited from the Global South, only five have received a visa to...Eritrean independence celebrations after the rapprochement with Ethiopia: plus ça change?
By Tanja R. Müller Fittingly, a few days since I returned from a visit to Eritrea that coincided with the 28th celebration of Eritrean independence on 24th May, an academic article I wrote in November 2018 about the rapprochement between Eritrea and Ethiopia has just...
Learning Human Resource Management with IBM
by Paul Barry and Lujia Feng Students on the Management and Governance in Development Group in the Global Development Institute had a workshop on the recruitment and application process of IBM. The workshop provided students with insights into of practice-focused...